Akademik Düşünce Dergisi

Yazarlar: ["Kaan AKAR"]

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DOI:10.53507/akademikdusunce.1275506

Anahtar Kelimeler:Bulgar,Kurum Han,Vürbitsa,Vernisikia,Bizans

Özet: With Kurum Khan, who ascended the throne of the Danube Bulgarian State in 802, the period of the rise of the Bulgarians began. The policy of the Danube Bulgarian State and the Byzantine Empire to dominate the Balkan geography was one of the most important reasons for the two states' political confrontation in this period. In the period of Kurum Khan, the Bulgarians, despite their small population, defeated the Byzantine Empire, which was far superior to in terms of numbers and military equipment, thanks to their fast and durable army structures in the wars that took place. It is a fact that these victories were influenced by both the military and the political crises of the Byzantine Empire. The death of his son Staurakios, who ascended the throne after Nikephoros I, and the accession of Emperor Mihael did not change the situation in the Byzantine Empire, and the psychological superiority remained with the Bulgarians. Emperor Mihael, who wanted to get a final result against Kurum Han, who started to seize the Byzantine border castles, was defeated in the Vernisikia War and Emperor Leo ascended the throne. Thus, Kurum Khan killed two emperors and dethroned the other. In our study, the Bulgarian-Byzantine relations after the 811 Vürbitsa War were discussed and the first Istanbul expedition of Kurum Han after the Vernisikia war was examined.

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